Reach Nikhil on Instagram: @nikhilkamath586

Links to significant resources mentioned in the interaction:

Books:

• Money: Master the Game - 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom 
• Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders Updated (Indian Reprint)
• The Courage To Be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness
• Michelangelo: A Life in Six Masterpieces
• On the Shortness of Life (Penguin Great Ideas) By Seneca
• Kochland - The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America
• Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workshop

PS If enough of you buy from these links, Amazon India will treat me with a Thick Chocolate Shake.from Corner House!

Other Resources

Being ethical is long-term greedy- Naval Ravikant

Kasparov's classic quote in this New Yorker article

God Friended Me episode.

Investing advice for beginners by Nikhil on Shradha Sharma's Money Matters

Correction: The quote was not by Barkha Dutt; it was by Shoba De. Link to the article

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Discover how he revolutionised property tax systems, created world-class venues for arts and culture, and mobilised philanthropic support from tech leaders like Nandan Nilekani and Azim Premji. This episode offers valuable insights into entrepreneurship, civic engagement, fundraising strategies, and the importance of community building in modern India.

Challenge to You:

“Better Citizen Challenge”

The Challenge:“How can I be a better citizen tomorrow compared to the citizen I was today? Ask yourself what I can personally do better, and as a result of which the city will become better.”

Hashtag: #BetterMe

Action Items:

• Identify one thing in your neighbourhood that you’d like to fix

• Take personal action to improve it

• Share your effort on social media with #BetterMe

• Tag both me (@Puneethsuraana) and the guest (Ravichandar V)

Core Philosophy:Individual civic responsibility leads to collective city improvement - focusing on personal accountability rather than just complaining about problems.

Duration: One-week challenge

People & Personalities Mentioned:

• Ravichandar V - Civic leader, entrepreneur,

• Puneeth Surana - Yours truly :-)

• Nandan Nilekani - Infosys co-founder, Bangalore Agenda Task Force

• Hema Ravichandar - Former Infosys HR head, Ravi’s wife

• Azim Premji - Wipro chairman, philanthropist

• SM Krishna - Former Karnataka Chief Minister

• Thomas Callet - Major BIC donor

• Mohandas Pai - Philanthropist

• Shibu Lal - Tech entrepreneur, donor

• Jayaraj - Former BMP Commissioner
 

Institutions & Organisations:

Educational: BITS Pilani, IIM Ahmedabad, Monfort School, Yercaud. Corporate: Infosys, Wipro, Myco (now Bosch), Feedback Consulting.

Cultural: Bangalore International Centre (BIC), Sabha, Chennai International Centre, Bangalore Literature Festival

Government: Bangalore Agenda Task Force, BMP, JNNURM, City ConnectEvents: OASIS (BITS cultural festival)
 

Books, Movies & Media Mentioned:

• “Covenant of Water” by Abraham Verges - Ravichandar’s fiction recommendation, which he found “absolutely mesmerising”

• “Sapiens” by Yuval Noah Harari - One of two books that “really resonated” with him

• “The Wisdom of Crowds” by James Surowiecki - His second non-fiction pick, focusing on how crowds have more wisdom than select experts
 

OTT/Streaming:

• “Slow Horses” (Apple TV+ series) - Recent content he consumed and “quite enjoyed” for unwinding

• Galata Podcast - Mentioned as content he listens to while walking with his earbuds

• What education is truly for: Why we must shift from conquering nature to nurturing it, and how unschooling and mother-tongue instruction empower real learning.

• Climate wisdom from Ladakh: Stories of Wangchuk’s mother predicting the farming crisis and how indigenous knowledge drives his fight against glacial melt.

• The “I Live Simply” movement: How a pledge-based platform can mobilise global behavioral change—planting trees, reducing meat consumption, choosing trains over flights—without spending a rupee.

• Revolutionary activism: Lessons on nonviolent resistance, the power of failure, and Gandhi’s timeless call to “live simply so others simply live.”

As Wangchuk awaits a Supreme Court hearing on October 6th, challenging his detention, his words resonate with urgent clarity: personal change sparks collective revolution. Perfect for climate activists, education reformers, social entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking practical, scalable solutions to today’s most pressing challenges.


About I Live Simply movement:

A unique crowd-funding campaign where the contribution made is not monetarily, rather by pledging a greener and simpler lifestyle changes.

As leaders of tomorrow, students’ participation in this movement can have a huge impact on fighting global warming. Some of the pledges today’s youth can make could be: Making your college campus plastic-free, planting more trees in your campus and around, adopting bike-pooling or using more of public transport, reducing unnecessary water consumption, less data consumption which meant lesser online streaming, taking initiatives to partner with waste management organisations for proper recycling of e-waste, TetraPaks, plastics etc.

PS: To measure the impact of this episode, I urge you to use #ilivesimply #TheGalataPodcast 

Link: https://www.ilivesimply.org/

About Sonam Wangchuk,

A mechanical engineer by education, Sonam has worked in the field of education reform for 27+ years. The man who inspired the popular “Phunsukh Wangdu” character in the Bollywood hit Three Idiots, Sonam has been instrumental in changing the face of education in the mountains. His sessions throw a whole new perspective on innovation and entrepreneurship that embraces social change.

In 1988, he founded SECMOL (Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh) that aims to reform the government school system in Ladakh. In 1994 he was instrumental in the launch of Operation New Hope, a triangular collaboration of the government, village communities and the civil society, whose work has been instrumental in improving the pass percentage of 10th graders in the region from a dismal 5% to 75%.

For students who still failed in their state exams, he founded the SECMOL Alternative School Campus near Leh, a special school where the admission criterion is a failure in exams and not grades. As an engineer, Sonam Wangchuk has been teaching innovation at the SECMOL Alternative School, where together with the students, he designed and built solar heated buildings that are low cost, made of earth/mud but maintain +15 C even when the outside temperature is –15 C in Ladakhi winters.

His “Ice Stupa” artificial glacier has claimed fame for helping solve the water crisis in the region due to climate change and fast melting glaciers. The Ice Stupas store water in the winter in the form of giant ice cones or stupas, which melt over summer and provide water to the lands, just in time for irrigation.

Sonam is the recipient of several awards, The Rolex Award for Enterprise 2016 in Hollywood USA, The Terra Award 2016 for World’s Best Earth Buildings in Lyon France, The UNESCO Chair for Earth Architecture for India in 2014, ‘Real Heroes’ Award by CNN IBN Channel in 2008, ‘Green Teacher’ Award by Sanctuary Asia Magazine in 2005, Ashoka Fellowship by Ashoka: Innovators for the Public in 2002, ‘Man of the Year’ by The Week magazine in India in 2001 and the Governors Medal by the J&K State Government in 1996.

Introduction Credits: Outstanding Speakers Bureau.

Links to reach Sonam:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wangchuk66

Website: https://secmol.org

📚 Mentions & References

People & Practices

• Nilesh Thakkar – restorer

• Shaju & team (Kerala) – carpenters

• Prof. Vasavada – Ahmedabad, conservation mentor

• Arjun Mallik – Mumbai

• Sensing Local – Bangalore practice

• Compartment S4 – design practice

• Matter – Goa practice

• Malleswaram Rising Team – Suchitra and team

Other Mentions

• RBNMS Trust – heritage owner of Cinnamon & Sabha

• Prem Chandavarkar – Bijoy’s brother & collaborator

Books & Magazines

• Ways of Seeing — John Berger

• Invisible Cities — Italo Calvino

• Mad Magazine

• Asterix comics

Lectures

• Neil McLaughlin lectures on Youtube

Movies

• Conclave

• Perfect Days

Films by Bijoy & Prem

• Doshi (2009) — documentary on B.V. Doshi

• Doshi (2019) — follow-up film after Doshi’s Pritzker Prize

🏛️ Places, Projects & Works Mentioned

• Bangalore International Centre (BIC) – Bangalore

• Sabha – Bangalore (restoration project, RBNMS Trust)

• Cinnamon – Bangalore (RBNMS property)

• IIM Bangalore – campus designed by B.V. Doshi

• Aira School – Bangalore

• Innovation Hub at IISc – Bangalore

• Hope Orphanage – Trichy, Tamil Nadu

• Arshila Project – Kochi

• Parsi Temple renovation – Bangalore

• National War Memorial – near Planetarium, Bangalore (by Somaya & Kalappa)

• Nandi / Bhoganandiswara Temple – Nandi Hills

• Kovalam Ashok Hotel (now Leela Kovalam) – designed by Charles Correa

• Kerala temples – referenced for their spatial sequences and intimacy

• Sri Rangam Temple – Tamil Nadu (contrast with Kerala temples)

• Akbar’s Mausoleum at Sikandra – Agra

• Diamond Bourse – Mumbai (B.V. Doshi project)

Resources mentioned in the episode:

Books mentioned:
As a man thinketh 

The Secrets by Ronda Bryan

Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do! - Robert H. Schuller

7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey

Zero to Million Dollar by Suresh Kumar G | MacAppStudio at AIC Raise

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

The making of Girish Mathrubootham - Factor Daily article

Movies 

Founders - McDonald's movie

Padayappa

Baashha

Shoutouts:
Balaji Kalyana Raman

Girish Mathrubootham
Vijay Shekar Sharma 

Rajnikanth

M. G. Ramachandran

I have got a fascinating 2-hour episode lined up all about Varghese Kurien, the legend behind India's White Revolution. We'll be flipping through the pages of his book I Too Had a Dream and sharing the juiciest highlights. From his game-changing innovations in the dairy industry to his unwavering commitment to uplifting rural communities, From breaking the back of monopolies to safely treading the political and bureaucratic waters for 50 years,  Kurien's story is packed with inspiration and insight into what makes Indian entrepreneurship tick! So grab a snack, settle in, and get ready for a cozy chat about Kurien's legacy and the spirit of entrepreneurship that continues to shape India's future. Trust me, this is one conversation you won't want to miss!

In this episode, I discuss the book called "I Too Had a Dream" by Varghese Kurien and its lessons on Indian entrepreneurship.

Buy the book for the full story: I Too Had a Dream by Varghese Kurien

When you buy from the link, you support me with no additional cost to you. :-)

Watch Manthan the movie produced by Kaira's farmers.

Discover why people leave companies, the real secret behind effective change, and the most crucial question you need to ask when leading change initiatives. Peter reveals his unparalleled techniques for grabbing and holding an audience's attention, debunking the myth of starting with a joke and delving into the fine line between humor and a joke.

Uncover the pitfalls of blindly following best practices, learn how to make a lasting impact on stage even as an extreme introvert, and bid farewell to death by PowerPoint with Peter's invaluable insights. From the power and perils of confirmation bias to the essential three letters in change management, this episode is a masterclass in navigating the complexities of modern leadership and communication. Happy Listening and note taking!

Whether you're interested in business, retail, or simply the story of an inspiring individual, this episode is for you! Tune in and be prepared to be captivated by the story of "This Happened in India."

Bonus: Share your thoughts on the episode with us on social media! #GalataPodcast #KishoreBiyani #IndianRetail

List of books mentioned: 

Want to buy paperbacks of them all? Here's Kishore Biyani's Book recommendation wish list

It Happened In India: The Story of Pantaloons, Big Bazaar, Central and the Great Indian Consumer

“I have also read my fair share of autobiographies written by foreign and Indian entrepreneurs. But no book strikes me more than Verghese Kurien's autobiography, I Too Had a Dream. Kurien's story is of a genuine Indian folk hero. 

Sam Walton : Made In America

“ I couldn't help but get inspired by Sam Walton, the iconic founder of the chain. I have learned some of the most enduring lessons of business from a heavily underlined and dog-eared copy of the classic Made in America.”

“A book I would like to recommend to everyone is Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It provides a step-by-step framework for living and working, based on some fundamental principles or natural laws.”

“Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist and Richard Bach's Jonathan Livingstone Seagull have inspired many of us within the organisation and helped us achieve what others thought impossible”

“Another equally motivating book is Anthony Robbins' Awaken the Giant Within. It explores how every human being can live up to their true potential."

Further recommended readings:

“Among my favourites is Howard Schultz's Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time. Schultz proved that it is simplicity and passion coupled with a spirit of innovation that lies at the root of creating a great consumer experience. There are other equally fascinating books written on retailers like Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank's How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 billion; lngvar Kamprad's Leading By Design: The IKEA Story;and Marvin Traub's Like No Other Store; The Bloomingdale's Legend and Revolution in American Marketing.”

“Peters' books, A Passion for Excellence and Re-Imagine are both provocative and inspiring. The thought process with which we are today building our organisation is in fact quite similar to that of Tom Peters.”

As a Y Combinator alum from the Summer 2020 cohort, our guest is on a mission to democratize health insights for a billion people. Leading a dynamic team at MedPiper, he has unlocked the potential of custom Digital Health twins, providing precision health data to insurers, health plans, and digital platforms. With over 12 years of expertise, he spearheads pan-India, consumer-grade health assessments impacting over 10 lakh lives.

But his journey goes beyond healthcare. A Startup Leadership Program lead and fellow, a member of the American Economic Association with certifications from Stanford and the London School of Economics.

Before MedPiper, he showcased his entrepreneurial flair with a successful exit at Still Alive Media Solutions Private Limited, where he cashed in a whopping 85* Lakhs at the age of 24! Now, as we embark on this insightful conversation, get ready to hear from the visionary mind behind MedPiper Technologies, our guest today is none other than Nitthin Chandran Nair.

Here’s Nitthin's journey, recorded live at IIM Bangalore's Eximius 2023, exclusively on The Galata Podcast!

As a quizzer, he has won and placed at prestigious open quizzes such as India's Biggest Open quiz, the Landmark Quiz and The Karnataka Quiz Association’s Mahaquizzer and Megawhats, He has been a Six-time winner of the World Quizzing Championship Kerala edition. He is a member of the Bangalore-based quizzing team CIDs From Kerala…

He is also passionate about travelling, reading, and football

Please enjoy Major Chandrakant Nair and my discussion.

Contact Major Chandrakanth Nair:

Twitter: @reduvid

Maybe it was the bearded gentleman on the cover with a welcoming smile or the outright audacious title or the index. Yes, it was the index that stirred something in me. I thought this man must be crazy! But that’s how I stumbled upon “Let me hijack your mind” at Sapna book house on a chilly Bangalore evening last winter.

Very unusual…no? Oh! Wait, there’s more.

The book was not easy to read because it made me feel so uncomfortable! Though I felt deeply inspired by Alyque Padamsee‘s extraordinary contributions in so many domains, especially advertising and theatre. The ideas, arguments and questions being asked to me in the book shook my intellectual foundation of everything all at once!

Still, this ended up being my most highlighted, scribbled-on-the-margins, messy doodled book.

Well, Life sent me a reward when I found out that Vandana Saxena Poria, the coauthor would be speaking in Bangalore so I made sure I attended it. She was a bundle of energy, welcoming and had so much to share. When I went up to her after the talk…we vibed instantly! I did this interview soon after and I am excited to share it with you. Please, enjoy our conversation.

Check out the book “Let me hijack your mind: Restart Your Life with Freedom”: https://amzn.to/3TqQo1w 

Connect with Vandana:

LinkedIn: Vandana Saxena Poria

Website: vandanasaxenaporia.com

Please enjoy the interaction.

check out her latest book: To Hell and Back: Humans of COVID - https://amzn.to/3EogTz9

PS: This link helps me to continue making Galata!

Resources mentioned:

• #55: 5 Powerful WhatsApp Hacks To 10X Your Productivity!: Where I share my methods to organize WhatsApp to work for your business and you, maintain relationships with 100's people, systems and scripts you can automate, a visual and memorable name-saving tip, wise texting tip, becoming a part of your audiences' daily routine and more!
• How to Develop a Super Power Memory by Harry Lorayne - https://amzn.to/3pqHSl9
• How to Remember Names and Faces: Master the Art of Memorizing Anyone's Name by Practicing w Over 500 Memory Training Exercises of People's Faces by Luis Angel Echeverria. - https://amzn.to/3QzzsDU

First  Part of the solo episode: 3-time tested strategies before you go to a startup networking event!  

This  outlines 3 powerful weapons you need in your social kit before you go to another event, how to find and make it to the right events, and creating a memorable visiting card that converts! How to get in a socialite mode. The 3-time tested strategies that networkers swear by! 

As an entrepreneur for over 25 years, he has done it all: product design, fundraising, exits, coding, sales & marketing, and evangelism. TechnoPro, a Japanese company acquired Robosoft in 2021 for $100m+ the surprising part? The acquisition happened virtually!

He loves Udupi, is a comic geek, and is bullish on mobile gaming.

This conversation ranges very, very widely, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. So, without further ado, please enjoy my interaction with Rohith Bhat.

 Make sure you implement at least one of these before you move to part 2.

About Megna Jain:

Megna Jain runs an online bakery called Dream a Dozen with an all-women kitchen in Bangalore with the dream of expanding across the world one day.

She's a cheerleader for all business people, especially businesswomen. At the age of 18, she started selling cupcakes to her university's cafeteria and never looked back. Today, they deliver desserts and gift boxes to thousands of customers across the country.

Megna did her B.Com honours from Christ University, which was followed by a stint at a food tech startup called InnerChef where she learnt how businesses start ground up. She also got training at a renowned bakery called Cakewala and learnt how things work at scale. She completed the 10k women entrepreneur program by IIM Bangalore and Goldman Sachs in 2021.

She writes about her business experiences in a blog called Yours Dessertfully and also runs a program called Pay it Forward where small business owners can write to her to speak for an hour every weekend.

Vivan Marwaha is a user researcher who works on technology projects in emerging markets. A millennial himself, he cares deeply about understanding India and its future through its youth. He has lived and worked in New Delhi, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Buenos Aires, and has written for the Washington Post, New Statesman, Mint, and Times of India, among other publications.

Instagram , Twitter

Buy: What Millennials Want: Decoding the Largest Generation in the World | A must-read to understand the largest generation of people in the world by Vivan Marwaha

Resources Mentioned:

• If you are a beginner in spirituality – Perfect Questions, Perfect answers; 
• If you are advanced – Science of self-realisation. 
• God’s own kitchen – Rashmi Bansal
• Bijay Gautam's The Inspiring Talk's 120th episode - 

Connect with Shridhar:  info@akshayapatra.org

1. Touch it once - only when you are ready to deal with it.
   • if needed tilt the phone and read further to decide but touch only when ready to act upon it.
2. Schedule WhatsApp time in your daily planner/agenda and use it ONLY then.
   • Allow your messages to stack! 
   • Silent all notifications, sounds except for WhatsApp calls.
   • No to WhatsApp first thing in the morning, the last thing in the night, seeing stories during lunch and check in every 3rd minute.
3. Organize to make Whatapp work for you.
   • Name saving tip - Add things you can recall. Like:
     1. W1- Shree Balaji - Xprof Pes, Made Cement clock, Met at Sheraton night market.
     2. W2- Priyanka Ref: Ankit's Aunt that makes yum chocolate stuff
     3. W3 - Curious cat Rishabh - Mandya Sangh
     4. Broadcast list Prefix - W1, W2, W3
   • Use label feature - A, B, C, D, Followup. - Create more and experiment based on your business.
     1. Go to the most important labels FIRST during the scheduled time. NOT the recent messages stacked on top.
   • Exit toxic, distracting, directionless groups - will it hurt to exit this group? almost always the answer is NO. so, let go and exit.
   • Archive random forwards, unimportant messages or anything that isn’t relevant to you.
   • block persistent broadcasters.
4. Communication chain for productivity - Text > audio note > Call > Physical meet
   • For smarter texting: Anticipate a person's questions/ concerns/ objections and address them in a single message.
   • Reinforce your systems using forward slash shortcuts. Here's a sample to ensure every call I get has a clear agenda:
     1. /agenda1 That sounds doable. So I can best prepare for our interaction, can you send me a note with an agenda? That is, the topics and questions we’ll need to address? That would be great. Thanks in advance.
     2. /agenda2 To make the best use of everyone’s time I like to have a well-defined agenda with objectives for a call before jumping on the phone. Can you please send over some bullet points with what you’d like to cover and decide on the call? Thanks in advance.
5. Marketing to your HOT market: Use the status feature strategically and consistently to become a part of your hot market's routine.
   • Create a separate status for links and use a green background (converts better)
   • Limit statuses of your products to 5. followed by a link to your catalogue on WB.
   • Ask for support (even to test your network's willingness to help)
6. Few more hacks:
   • Back up all devices to another system on the first of every month.
   • Build a catalogue slowly and consistently of any service or product you provide.
   • Turn off the auto-download of photos and videos.

P.S.: Galata's new website is on its way.

Resources Mentioned:

• Lean Startup - How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses.
• Y Combinator

PS: Proceeds from the Amazon link above go to my Thick Chocolate Shake Fund. Thanks In advance.

About our sponsor: 

Kaleyra, Inc. (NYSE American: KLR, KLR WS) serves omni-channel communication solutions to businesses worldwide. It is a globally trusted cloud communication platform that helps enterprises and organizations connect with billions of users in a scalable, reliable, and secure manner.

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Reach out to Harsh:

Instagram: elpsykongroo_

Linkedin: Harsh Pokharna

OkCredit: https://okcredit.in/

About Bijay Gautam:

Bijay,is a podcasting mentor, co-founder of WYN Studio and Host of one of the top podcasts in India, The Inspiring TalkHe empowers coaches, trainers, speakers experts and entrepreneurs to build their influence, authority and business using the power of podcasting.

Resources mentioned:

Books:

Naked by Papa CJ

The Alabaster Girl by Zan Perrion

Blogs

Bijay's complete blog: Why Listening To News Sucks!

Robin Sharma's blog 

Steve Pavlina's blog 

App's mentioned: Insight Timer,

The Inspiring Talk episodes mentioned: Davidji, Suren 

His other podcast: Podcast unfiltered

About Vaibhav Khandelwal:

He was an all-time school topper. Bagging 100% scholarships throughout his schooling! He pursued his Engineering from IIT Delhi where a chance internship at Adobe changed the course of his career. He enjoys solving Kakuro (a Japanese crossword puzzle), learning tabla and unwinds with Premchand’s stories and listening to upbeat songs. In 2015 along with an IIT Delhi batchmate he founded a company that is today India’s fastest and most reliable new-age logistics company empowering over 1,00,000 individuals and presently delivering 5 lakh+ orders a day! But more than anything else he is engineering pleasant experiences! He is the co-founder and CTO of Shadowfax.

Linkedin: Vaibhav Khandelwal

Sangatkar by Manglesh Dabral is sourced from: Lyrikline

About our sponsor: 

Kaleyra, Inc. (NYSE American: KLR, KLR WS) serves omni-channel communication solutions to businesses worldwide. It is a globally trusted cloud communication platform that helps enterprises and organizations connect with billions of users in a scalable, reliable, and secure manner.

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About Shweta Sastri:

She took over a failing international school at 23 and made it completely eco-friendly and truly international.She pursued her BBM from christ College, MSC in investment banking from the University of Reading, UK. She is passionate about golf, classical dance and travel. A board member of Entrepreneur Organisation's Bengaluru chapter and Sterling Developers, She is the Managing Director of Canadian International School.

But, More than anything else, she’s a resourceful entrepreneur stepping up to save Namma Bengaluru.

Contact  Shweta Sastri:LinkedIn

Resources discussed during the interaction:

Movies/Series mentioned: American History X, Matrix, Forbidden Planet, 24,Schindler's List,  Marvel movies, Paths of Glory, Gangs of Wasseypur, 

Top 500 - Greatest Movies of All Time! by IMDB.

Directors whose work was recommended: Stanley Kubrick, James Cameron

Matrix Partner's Interview: The journey of building Country Delight

About Chakradhar Gade:

Chakradhar is a movie buff, a tech geek and is driven to revolutionise natural living.He is a  software engineer and a graduate of IIM Indore. A financial professional turned Milkman. He is the founder of Country Delight, which promises natural, fresh and unadulterated milk directly to the doorstep of the consumer.

Reach out to him here.

About our sponsor: 

Kaleyra, Inc. (NYSE American: KLR, KLR WS) serves omni-channel communication solutions to businesses worldwide. It is a globally trusted cloud communication platform that helps enterprises and organizations connect with billions of users in a scalable, reliable, and secure manner.

To know more about Kaleyra's offerings, visit http://bit.ly/38KcPJ5

Stay in touch:

LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3cGxUFp

Twitter - https://bit.ly/3vtjBN7

Facebook - http://bit.ly/3rX46Ld

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This is a sponsored series in association with Sirona Hygiene. The series features women who are pioneering careers in sports. We discuss their journey, struggles and insights on the field that can be implemented in building your startups.

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About The Galata Podcast:

Galata is a word from the Indian language Kannada that means the noise caused by a ruckus.

Each episode features an interview about starting up, testing ideas, creating a team, building something worthwhile and adding value to other people’s lives. Most of all, The Galata Podcast is about how you are delivering on your audacious promise.

Links:

Puneeth’s blog

Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin

Mail: Puneethsuraana@gmail.com

Brishti Bagchi is en route to becoming the first Indian female footballer to play in Spain.

Having her roots from Bangalore, she has played for S.A.I and represented Bangalore United FC in the Indian Women's' League.

Also, it is noteworthy that she has graduated from the University of North Texas in the field of Kinesiology and has managed to integrate her learnings into football.

Resources mentioned during the interview:

• The super cool black hole explanation (Begins at 08:10) - Announcement of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics
• Fund Raiser: Help Brishti Play Football In The Division 1 La Liga (Spanish League)
• When Sachin wasn’t a cricketer
• UNDER ARMOUR | RULE YOURSELF | MICHAEL PHELPS
• Beyond Breaking Point - A Documentary of Brishti

Special Mention: Invictus Performance Lab, Vilaysports

This is a sponsored series in association with Sirona Hygiene. The series features women who are pioneering careers in sports. We discuss their journey, struggles and insights on the field that can be implemented in building your startups.

About our sponsor:

Sirona Hygiene

Sirona India is committed to solving Intimate & Menstrual Hygiene issues for women, which are not adequately addressed in our country.

Here are the links to their award-winning solutions like PeeBuddy, PeeBuddy PregRx, SIRONA Menstrual Cups.

Peebuddy

PeeBuddy - India’s 1st paper-based disposable female urination device for women to Stand & Pee in unfriendly toilets. (No more squats, holding it in or wiping seats)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7i3cx1lE4k&t=2s

PeeBuddy PregRx

World's 1st HCG Integrated FUD Funnel For Testing Pregnancy at home. (Just Pee & See | No more container)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOi\_3KJMtkc

Sirona Menstrual Cup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMTFaan7M9c&t=72s

Their solutions include products which are a pioneer in their category:

1. Sirona Feminine Pain Relief Patches - India’s 1st herbal pain patches for menstrual cramps. (No more hot water bottle/pills)
2. Sirona Oxo-Degradable Disposal Bags - India’s 1st oxo-degradable sanitary disposal bags for clean & hygienic disposal (No more looking for newspapers & environmentally harmful polybags)
3. Sirona Anti-Chafing Rash Cream - India’s 1st natural anti-chafing cream for women for inner thigh rashes with no chemical actives. (No more threat of thigh rashes due to sanitary pads/sweat)
4. Sirona Ultra-Thin & Natural Black Sanitary - India's 1st Natural Colored Pads (Starting with black, more colours to follow, eco friendly!)

They were also amongst the first ones to advocate and introduce:

• Sirona Menstrual Cups, Tampons & Panty Liners

• Sirona Underarm Sweat Pads, Maternity Breast Pads & Intimate Wet Wipes

• Sirona Intimate Wash: pH balanced | Natural | No Chemical Actives & Sirona Therapeutic Bodywash

•Bodyguard Range by Sirona: (anti-pollution/anti-mosquito products)

They’ve been featured on BBC, Yahoo, HT, Fortune and have won many awards (National Entrepreneurship award by GOI, Economic Times 40 under 40, Fortune 40 under 40, ET Innovation award, ET start-up of the year - Social Enterprise)

Links:

www.peebuddy.in

https://thesirona.com

About The Galata Podcast:

Galata is a word from the Indian language Kannada that means the noise caused by a ruckus.

Each episode features an interview about starting up, testing ideas, creating a team, building something worthwhile and adding value to other people’s lives. Most of all, The Galata Podcast is about how you are delivering on your audacious promise.

Links:

Puneeth’s blog

Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin

Mail: Puneethsuraana@gmail.com

This episode is a blend of English, Hindi and a bit of Marwadi.

We speak about how to ethically build a lasting business, Jain principles that you can use, reducing your ego, why our staffs are our sahayogis, better negotiating, encashing goodwill, big fat Marwadi weddings, handling money, the surprising benefit of sacrifice and much more! More about Megawatts Electrical Co. - https://megawattselectrica.wixsite.com/megawatts

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For show notes and past guests, please visit http://galata.me

Sign up for Puneeth’s daily cookie-sized blogs: https://puneethsuraana.com

Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Drop a note to puneethsuraana@gmail.com

Follow Puneeth: 

Instagram: instagram.com/puneethsuraana

Facebook: facebook.com/puneethsuraana

What do you like and what don't you like? Would you like more of these or something else? 

Thank you, Puneeth

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If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

For show notes and past guests, please visit http://galata.me

Sign up for Puneeth’s daily cookie-sized blogs: https://puneethsuraana.com

Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Drop a note to puneethsuraana@gmail.com

Follow Puneeth: 

Instagram: instagram.com/puneethsuraana

Facebook: facebook.com/puneethsuraana 

Reach Nikhil on Instagram: @nikhilkamath586

Links to significant resources mentioned in the interaction:

Books:

• Money: Master the Game - 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom 
• Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders Updated (Indian Reprint)
• The Courage To Be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness
• Michelangelo: A Life in Six Masterpieces
• On the Shortness of Life (Penguin Great Ideas) By Seneca
• Kochland - The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America
• Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workshop

PS If enough of you buy from these links, Amazon India will treat me with a Thick Chocolate Shake.from Corner House!

Other Resources

Being ethical is long term greedy- Naval Ravikant

Kasparov's classic quote in this NewYorker article

God Friended Me episode.

Investing advise for beginners by Nikhil on Shradha Sharma's Money Matters

Correction: The quote was not by Barkha Dutt, it was by Shoba De, Link to the article

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If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!

For show notes and past guests, please visit http://galata.me

Sign up for Puneeth’s daily cookie-sized blogs: https://puneethsuraana.com

Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Drop a note to puneethsuraana@gmail.com

Follow Puneeth: 

Instagram: instagram.com/puneethsuraana

Facebook: facebook.com/puneethsuraana

Contact Vadiraj: Vadiraj.a@gmail.com

Official deadline is Sunday 21 June ... Today!

Apply asap to Bangalore to get advantage of early deadline ( $399 instead of $499 )

https://fi.co/apply/Bangalore

Female founder fellowship

http://fi.co/FFF

Reach Vadiraj- vadiraj.aralappanavar@fichapter.com

Facebook - Founder Institute, Bangalore chapter @fibangalore 

Image credits: Imagebazaar.com 

In This Episode, I Discuss With Deep Bajaj The Truth About My Painful Childhood, Chain Smoking Random Books, Remarkable Experiments On Myself And More!

Lets feed 100 families. 1 at a time. Youth For Parivarthan is creating and distributing kits. Each kit contains:

1. 2 K Rice
2. 1 Kg Wheat flour
3. 500 gm Toor Dal
4. 500 ml cooking oil
5. 1 packet of Salt
6. 1 packet of chilli powder
7. 1 packet of biscuit

Each kit costs Rs. 250/- only.  They take Gpay, Paytm, Phonepe.

I urge you to support 1 family today. 

Your For Parivarthan Website: https://m.facebook.com/YouthForParivarthan.Official/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youthforparivarthan/

Connect with me:

Links: Puneeth’s blog

Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin

Mail: Puneethsuraana@gmail.com

About Deep Bajaj:

He is the Founder PeeBuddy & Sirona: Award-Winning Intimate & Menstrual Hygiene Products. Enlisted in ET & Fortune 40 under 40 and a two-time Tedx Speaker.

Clean toilets especially on the road is a necessity but rarely found in this vast country like India. Women should have the basic right to pee when she feels like.

Mr Deep Bajaj came up with this unique yet simple idea to overcome this problem. PeeBuddy is India's first disposable, portable environment-friendly female urination device that could help women to stand and pee. He's a post-graduate from Australian National University is a passionate Serial Entrepreneur. He started his career in insurance. He expanded into Handmade Carpet Marketing, and their team was the Award Winning Team for High-End Hotels & Residences.

He also co-founded Pramati Care – a fast-growing Start-up in Home Health Care segment in Delhi. In 2014, he launched First Step Digital with his co-founders to work on a range of unique products for women to help them travel and live better.

They have launched PeeBuddy and other unique products for women under brand SIRONA. Cofounder of 'Peebuddy', a unique product which is Disposable Portable Female Urination Device. It is a perfect travel partner for pregnant ladies and during arthritis. Peebuddy not only proposes a practical and hygienic solution to counter unclean public toilets for women but also aims to change the way women travel. Credits: Grammarly and TEDxNitteUniversity.

Links:

Reach Deep Bajaj on social media accounts:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepbajaj/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deep.bajaj.18

Website: https://peebuddy.in/ |https://www.sironaindia.com

1. 2 K Rice
2. 1 Kg Wheat flour
3. 500 gm Toor Dal
4. 500 ml cooking oil
5. 1 packet of Salt
6. 1 packet of chilli powder
7. 1 packet of biscuit

Each kit costs Rs. 250/- only.  They take Gpay, Paytm, Phonepe.

I urge you to support 1 family today. 

Your For Parivarthan Website: https://m.facebook.com/YouthForParivarthan.Official/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youthforparivarthan/

Aniketh Jain and I continue to discuss bootstrapping, taking a company public, pivoting a business, re-branding, power of collaboration and MORE!

Reach out Aniketh Jain:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anikethjain/

About The Galata Podcast:

Galata is a word from the Indian language Kannada that means the noise caused by a ruckus.

Each episode features an interview about starting up, testing ideas, creating a team, building something worthwhile and adding value to other people’s lives. Most of all, The Galata Podcast is about how you are delivering on your audacious promise.
 

Links: Puneeth’s blog

Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin

Mail: Puneethsuraana@gmail.com

Golden Galata's from the episode.

1. The worst can’t get any worse then you’ve seen and you can either pickup yourself and go forward or you can sulk about it.
2. . Every traumatizing experience I have, changes me into a better version of me.
3. Motor-biking is a lonely sport!

Found more? Let me know on IG @PuneethSuraana or write to me at Puneethsuraana@gmail.com 

This is a sponsored series in association with Sirona India. The series features women who are pioneering an unconventional career in sports. We discuss their journey, struggles and insights on the field that can be implemented in building your startups.

Reach Aishwarya:

IG:@miss.pissay

Fb: Aishwarya Pissay

About our sponsor:

Sirona India

Sirona India is committed to solving Intimate & Menstrual Hygiene issues for women, which are not adequately addressed in our country.

Here are the links to their award-winning solutions like PeeBuddy, PeeBuddy PregRx, SIRONA Menstrual Cups.

Peebuddy

PeeBuddy - India’s 1st paper-based disposable female urination device for women to Stand & Pee in unfriendly toilets. (No more squats, holding it in or wiping seats)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7i3cx1lE4k&t=2s

PeeBuddy PregRx

World's 1st HCG Integrated FUD Funnel For Testing Pregnancy at home. (Just Pee & See | No more container)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOi\_3KJMtkc

Sirona Menstrual Cup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMTFaan7M9c&t=72s

Their solutions include products which are a pioneer in their category:

1. Sirona Feminine Pain Relief Patches - India’s 1st herbal pain patches for menstrual cramps. (No more hot water bottle/pills)
2. Sirona Oxo-Degradable Disposal Bags - India’s 1st oxo degradable sanitary disposal bags for clean & hygienic disposal (No more looking for newspapers & environmentally harmful polybags)
3. Sirona Anti-Chafing Rash Cream - India’s 1st natural anti-chafing cream for women for inner thigh rashes with no chemical actives. (No more threat of thigh rashes due to sanitary pads/sweat)
4. Sirona Ultra-Thin & Natural Black Sanitary - India's 1st Natural Colored Pads (Starting with black, more colors to follow, eco friendly!)

They were also amongst the first ones to advocate and introduce:

• Sirona Menstrual Cups, Tampons & Panty Liners

• Sirona Underarm Sweat Pads, Maternity Breast Pads & Intimate Wet Wipes

• Sirona Intimate Wash: pH balanced | Natural | No Chemical Actives & Sirona Therapeutic Bodywash

•Bodyguard Range by Sirona: (anti-pollution/anti-mosquito products)

They’ve been featured on BBC ,Yahoo, HT,Fortune and have won many awards (National Entreprenuership award by GOI, Economic Times 40 under 40 ,Fortune 40 under 40,ET Innovation award,ET start up of the year - Social Enterprise)

Links:

www.peebuddy.in

https://thesirona.com

About The Galata Podcast:

Galata is a word from the Indian language Kannada that means the noise caused by a ruckus.

Each episode features an interview about starting up, testing ideas, creating a team, building something worthwhile and adding value to other people’s lives. Most of all, The Galata Podcast is about how you are delivering on your audacious promise.
Links:

Puneeth’s blog

Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin

Mail: Puneethsuraana@gmail.com

Link to download the pdf from Zenonco.io and Love heals cancer: http://bit.ly/Zenonco

ZenOnco Website: https://zenonco.io/

Love Heals Cancer website: https://lovehealscancer.org/

Reach out Aniketh Jain:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anikethjain/

About The Galata Podcast:

Galata is a word from the Indian language Kannada that means the noise caused by a ruckus.

Each episode features an interview about starting up, testing ideas, creating a team, building something worthwhile and adding value to other people’s lives. Most of all, The Galata Podcast is about how you are delivering on your audacious promise.
 

Links: Puneeth’s blog

Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin

Mail: Puneethsuraana@gmail.com

This is a sponsored series in association with Sirona India. The series features women who are pioneering careers in sports. We discuss their journey, struggles and insights on the field that can be implemented in building your startups.

Reach Pragnya:

IG:@pragnyamohan

Fb: Pragnya Mohan

Mail: Pragnyamohan@gmail.com

About our sponsor:

Sirona India

Sirona India is committed to solving Intimate & Menstrual Hygiene issues for women, which are not adequately addressed in our country.

Here are the links to their award-winning solutions like PeeBuddy, PeeBuddy PregRx, SIRONA Menstrual Cups.

Peebuddy

PeeBuddy - India’s 1st paper-based disposable female urination device for women to Stand & Pee in unfriendly toilets. (No more squats, holding it in or wiping seats)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7i3cx1lE4k&t=2s

PeeBuddy PregRx

World's 1st HCG Integrated FUD Funnel For Testing Pregnancy at home. (Just Pee & See | No more container)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOi\_3KJMtkc

Sirona Menstrual Cup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMTFaan7M9c&t=72s

Their solutions include products which are a pioneer in their category:

1. Sirona Feminine Pain Relief Patches - India’s 1st herbal pain patches for menstrual cramps. (No more hot water bottle/pills)
2. Sirona Oxo-Degradable Disposal Bags - India’s 1st oxo degradable sanitary disposal bags for clean & hygienic disposal (No more looking for newspapers & environmentally harmful polybags)
3. Sirona Anti-Chafing Rash Cream - India’s 1st natural anti-chafing cream for women for inner thigh rashes with no chemical actives. (No more threat of thigh rashes due to sanitary pads/sweat)
4. Sirona Ultra-Thin & Natural Black Sanitary - India's 1st Natural Colored Pads (Starting with black, more colors to follow, eco friendly!)

They were also amongst the first ones to advocate and introduce:

• Sirona Menstrual Cups, Tampons & Panty Liners

• Sirona Underarm Sweat Pads, Maternity Breast Pads & Intimate Wet Wipes

• Sirona Intimate Wash: pH balanced | Natural | No Chemical Actives & Sirona Therapeutic Bodywash

•Bodyguard Range by Sirona: (anti-pollution/anti-mosquito products)

They’ve been featured on BBC ,Yahoo, HT,Fortune and have won many awards (National Entreprenuership award by GOI, Economic Times 40 under 40 ,Fortune 40 under 40,ET Innovation award,ET start up of the year - Social Enterprise)

Links:

www.peebuddy.in

https://thesirona.com

About The Galata Podcast:

Galata is a word from the Indian language Kannada that means the noise caused by a ruckus.

Each episode features an interview about starting up, testing ideas, creating a team, building something worthwhile and adding value to other people’s lives. Most of all, The Galata Podcast is about how you are delivering on your audacious promise.
Links:

Puneeth’s blog

Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin

Mail: Puneethsuraana@gmail.com

About I Live Simply movement:

A unique crowd-funding campaign where the contribution made is not monetarily, rather by pledging a greener and simpler lifestyle changes.

As leaders of tomorrow, students’ participation in this movement can have a huge impact on fighting global warming. Some of the pledges today’s youth can make could be: Making your college campus plastic-free, planting more trees in your campus and around, adopting bike-pooling or using more of public transport, reducing unnecessary water consumption, less data consumption which meant lesser online streaming, taking initiatives to partner with waste management organisations for proper recycling of e-waste, TetraPaks, plastics etc.

PS: To measure the impact of this episode I urge you to use #ilivesimply #TheGalataPodcast 

Link: https://www.ilivesimply.org/

About Sonam Wangchuk,

A mechanical engineer by education, Sonam has worked in the field of education reform for 27+ years. The man who inspired the popular “Phunsukh Wangdu” character in the Bollywood hit Three Idiots, Sonam has been instrumental in changing the face of education in the mountains. His sessions throw a whole new perspective on innovation and entrepreneurship that embraces social change.

In 1988, he founded SECMOL (Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh) that aims to reform the government school system in Ladakh. In 1994 he was instrumental in the launch of Operation New Hope, a triangular collaboration of the government, village communities and the civil society, whose work has been instrumental in improving the pass percentage of 10th graders in the region from a dismal 5% to 75%.

For students who still failed in their state exams, he founded the SECMOL Alternative School Campus near Leh, a special school where the admission criterion is a failure in exams and not grades. As an engineer, Sonam Wangchuk has been teaching innovation at the SECMOL Alternative School, where together with the students, he designed and built solar heated buildings that are low cost, made of earth/mud but maintain +15 C even when the outside temperature is –15 C in Ladakhi winters.

His “Ice Stupa” artificial glacier has claimed fame for helping solve the water crisis in the region due to climate change and fast melting glaciers. The Ice Stupas store water in the winter in the form of giant ice cones or stupas, which melt over summer and provide water to the lands, just in time for irrigation.

Sonam is the recipient of several awards, The Rolex Award for Enterprise 2016 in Hollywood USA, The Terra Award 2016 for World’s Best Earth Buildings in Lyon France, The UNESCO Chair for Earth Architecture for India in 2014, ‘Real Heroes’ Award by CNN IBN Channel in 2008, ‘Green Teacher’ Award by Sanctuary Asia Magazine in 2005, Ashoka Fellowship by Ashoka: Innovators for the Public in 2002, ‘Man of the Year’ by The Week magazine in India in 2001 and the Governors Medal by the J&K State Government in 1996.

Introduction Credits: Outstanding Speakers Bureau.

Links to reach Sonam:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wangchuk66

Website: https://secmol.org

About Dare2Compete:

Dare2Compete, known as D2C, is the largest student community across domains B-Schools, Engineering Colleges and other graduate colleges with 1 million+ active registrations from across 20,000+ colleges.

Links: http://dare2compete.com

About Padmashri Kalpana Saroj

Kalpana Saroj's is a real-life story of determination, perseverance, bravery, tenacity and the indomitable courage of a lone woman fighter who rose from the lowest strata of life to capture the ivory towers. She is strong, resolute, tough, spirited and at the same time has a tender heart which instantly reaches out to help the needy. No doubt the icon that young ladies look forward to being, she was recently awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Award for Woman Entrepreneurs.

When the workers of Kamani Tubes Limited approached her for help the Company was registered as a sick industrial unit under SICA and was in the BIFR. The company had been lying closed for over 17 years and the rest is history. Braving heavy litigation Kalpana Saroj nursed the sick Kamani back to health. After Kalpana Saroj took over the management of Kamani, she paid the workers dues at the outset, and thereafter the dues of the secured creditors and other statutory dues.

The new factory of the company has since been inaugurated at Wada in Maharashtra at the hands of the Hon. Minister for Forest, Mr Babanrao Pachpute. To cut a long story short, when bigwigs failed to turn around a sick company, Kalpana Saroj simply succeeded!

Reach out to her.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PadmaShriKalpanaSaroj/

Listen to Part 1 where we discuss On How To Be Aggressive On-Demand, Survive The Mat, Being Really Fearless and MORE on this SironaStar Special series.

About Nabila Birjis:

Nabila(29), an architect is a Jujitsu fighter hailing from the city of palaces, Namma Mysuru. She is a three-time gold winner in the National Ju-jitsu fights. 

She is raised by a fiercely independent single mother in a joint family. Growing up, she enjoyed sports and adventure. She climbed the Himalayas at the age of fourteen and took a bullet ride to Gujarat at the age of twenty-two. Her love for traveling took her to as many as twelve countries.

The young-curious woman stumbled upon Jiu-jitsu at the age of twenty-five during the phase we all mutually go through “Let me get fit and stay healthy”. She began training and fell in love with the sport. Being an architect in a reputed firm, she managed to hustle her way up becoming the fighter she is today.

Nabila joined the Indian Combat Sports Academy, Bengaluru, India, to a team of fighters. She trained really hard and found herself an opportunity to compete in her first Ju-jitsu fight. Her dedication and love towards Ju-jitsu showed no agony on her face or in her career.

She fought her first national fight in 2017, and, without a doubt, she came home winning gold against an experienced grappler. Her confidence increased and she decided to compete in forthcoming fights. She quit her job to focus on full-time training in Ju-Jitsu and building her own architecture and design studio. Bio Credits: SmartStorey

Connect to Nabila Birjis:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nabila-Birjis-2127899620554508/

LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/nabila-birjis-a5672655

About Padmashri Kalpana Saroj

Kalpana Saroj's is a real-life story of determination, perseverance, bravery, tenacity and the indomitable courage of a lone woman fighter who rose from the lowest strata of life to capture the ivory towers. She is strong, resolute, tough, spirited and at the same time has a tender heart which instantly reaches out to help the needy. No doubt the icon that young ladies look forward to being, she was recently awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Award for Woman Entrepreneurs.

When the workers of Kamani Tubes Limited approached her for help the Company was registered as a sick industrial unit under SICA and was in the BIFR. The company had been lying closed for over 17 years and the rest is history. Braving heavy litigation Kalpana Saroj nursed the sick Kamani back to health. After Kalpana Saroj took over the management of Kamani, she paid the workers dues at the outset, and thereafter the dues of the secured creditors and other statutory dues.

The new factory of the company has since been inaugurated at Wada in Maharashtra at the hands of the Hon. Minister for Forest, Mr Babanrao Pachpute. To cut a long story short, when bigwigs failed to turn around a sick company, Kalpana Saroj simply succeeded!

Reach out to her.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PadmaShriKalpanaSaroj/

About Nabila Birjis:

Nabila(29), an architect is a Jujitsu fighter hailing from the city of palaces, Namma Mysuru. She is a three-time gold winner in the National Ju-jitsu fights. 

She is raised by a fiercely independent single mother in a joint family. Growing up, she enjoyed sports and adventure. She climbed the Himalayas at the age of fourteen and took a bullet ride to Gujarat at the age of twenty-two. Her love for traveling took her to as many as twelve countries.

The young-curious woman stumbled upon Jiu-jitsu at the age of twenty-five during the phase we all mutually go through “Let me get fit and stay healthy”. She began training and fell in love with the sport. Being an architect in a reputed firm, she managed to hustle her way up becoming the fighter she is today.

Nabila joined the Indian Combat Sports Academy, Bengaluru, India, to a team of fighters. She trained really hard and found herself an opportunity to compete in her first Ju-jitsu fight. Her dedication and love towards Ju-jitsu showed no agony on her face or in her career.

She fought her first national fight in 2017, and, without a doubt, she came home winning gold against an experienced grappler. Her confidence increased and she decided to compete in forthcoming fights. She quit her job to focus on full-time training in Ju-Jitsu and building her own architecture and design studio. Bio Credits: SmartStorey

Connect to Nabila Birjis:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nabila-Birjis-2127899620554508/

LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/nabila-birjis-a5672655

About Deep Bajaj:

He is the Founder PeeBuddy & Sirona: Award-Winning Intimate & Menstrual Hygiene Products. Enlisted in ET & Fortune 40 under 40 and a two-time Tedx Speaker.

Clean toilets especially on the road is a necessity but rarely found in this vast country like India. Women should have the basic right to pee when she feels like.

Mr Deep Bajaj came up with this unique yet simple idea to overcome this problem. PeeBuddy is India's first disposable, portable environment-friendly female urination device that could help women to stand and pee. He's a post-graduate from Australian National University is a passionate Serial Entrepreneur. He started his career in insurance. He expanded into Handmade Carpet Marketing, and their team was the Award Winning Team for High-End Hotels & Residences.

He also co-founded Pramati Care – a fast-growing Start-up in Home Health Care segment in Delhi. In 2014, he launched First Step Digital with his co-founders to work on a range of unique products for women to help them travel and live better.

They have launched PeeBuddy and other unique products for women under brand SIRONA. Cofounder of 'Peebuddy', a unique product which is Disposable Portable Female Urination Device. It is a perfect travel partner for pregnant ladies and during arthritis. Peebuddy not only proposes a practical and hygienic solution to counter unclean public toilets for women but also aims to change the way women travel. Credits: Grammarly and TEDxNitteUniversity.

Links:

Reach Deep Bajaj on social media accounts:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepbajaj/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deep.bajaj.18

Website: https://peebuddy.in/ |https://www.sironaindia.com

About Veronica  Chew,

Veronica Tan is "the Heart" of Success Resources, the World's biggest seminar organiser renowned for its mission to change lives globally through education by bringing the best speakers to more than 10 million attendees, in more than 30 countries and 70 cities. Success Resources has hosted World-class speakers like Tony Robbins, Robert and Kim Kiyosaki, T Harv Eker, Les Brown. President Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, Robin Sharma, Randi Zuckerberg and many more.

Veronica was recently awarded the 2017 Global Women Inspiration Woman award in London. The award recognises the contributions of women towards the advancement of personal growth and championing the development of business women globally.

Links:

Success Gyan: https://successgyan.com/

Veronica's Facebook link: 

This is the part 2 of our conversation.
In part 1 Santhosh Palavesh and I discuss about building startups, busting myths, financial prudence, delegating decisions, energy suckers and much more!

**About Santhosh Palavesh
Santhosh Palavesh is a serial entrepreneur, marketer, digital expert, blockchain enthusiast, growth hacker, video-gamer, and a Tony Stark Addict! He is the CEO of UMM digital and The Chief Digital & Innovations Officer of Belfrics, One of fastest-growing Blockchain Fintech firm with a presence in over 12 countries. At present, he is responsible for developing blockchain-based solutions at Belfrics for Indian conglomerates, Banks as well as state governments.

Santhosh has successfully completed his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering as well as his Masters in Business Administration from Anna University in Chennai. He has an overall work experience of 10+ years in Fintech as well as Digital Transformation.
Connect with Santhosh : FB :https://www.facebook.com/santhosh.palavesh
In:https://www.linkedin.com/in/santhoshpalavesh/

**This is the part 1 of our conversation. Stay tuned for part 2.
About Santhosh Palavesh
Santhosh Palavesh is a serial entrepreneur, marketer, digital expert, blockchain enthusiast, growth hacker, video-gamer, and a Tony Stark Addict!
He is the CEO of UMM digital and The Chief Digital & Innovations Officer of Belfrics, One of fastest-growing Blockchain Fintech firm with a presence in over 12 countries. At present, he is responsible for developing blockchain-based solutions at Belfrics for Indian conglomerates, Banks as well as state governments.

Santhosh has successfully completed his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering as well as his Masters in Business Administration from Anna University in Chennai. He has an overall work experience of 10+ years in Fintech as well as Digital Transformation. 

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About Abdul G Sait
He is the Group CEO and Venture Catalyst of Basket Options Pvt Ltd.He leads by example. Dynamic and achievement oriented.Kick-started his first entrepreneurial initiative- a risk and wealth management company, Basket Option Pvt Ltd. during his 2nd year MBA in 2004.

A serial entrepreneur since then, he has to his credit over 20 plus successful ventures, each speeding towards category leadership position in their respective domains. A strategist with a great positive outlook, his strength lies in getting together the best team. ideation and mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs. With his "go-getter" drive he creates a contagious work ethos that is upbeat, bullish and goal driven. Highly respected in industry circles for his innovative initiatives, business acumen and trailblazing success, Abdul prefers to attribute his achievements to his fundamental belief- 'Success against all odds, IS real success.'
Contact; Abdulgsait@basketoption.com
Link to Basket Option

About Lokesh V
Lokesh Venkataswamy is a Design Thinker, CEO & Managing Director at Innomantra, He brings with him more than 25 years of professional experience in Digital, Innovation, Intellectual Property, and New Product Management. Prior to Innomantra, he managed innovation, new product development, and intellectual property at Larsen & Toubro ( L&T), India, starting his career with the Medical Equipment and Electrical & Automation Group at L&T where he served 12 years in product design and development. At Innomantra, Lokesh has worked with clients in a wide range of sectors including Aviation, Automotive, Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, Engineering Services, Medical Electronics, Consumer Goods to name a few, in the areas of Innovation, Design Thinking, Intellectual Property and Digital Transformation. He was awarded a citation at Institute of Engineering and Technology (UK) South Asia Conference and in 50 Most Innovative Leaders at World Innovation Congress 2018. He regularly helps start-ups by mentoring, investing and, he was part of the jury at The Economic Times – Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad’s ‘Power of Ideas’ in 2013, 15 and 18.

Lokesh is also a visiting professor of business innovation and creativity and Intellectual Property Management in top business schools and published several papers to his credit on Innovation in top journals, he regularly chairs and participates as a speaker in several global Innovation and IPR conferences and seminars. He has delivered guest lectures at institutions like Indian Institute of Technology’s, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, several Indian Institute of Management’s and others. He is a Mechanical Engineer with an MBA in Marketing and PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Law from National Law School of India University (NLSIU).

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About Lokesh V
Lokesh Venkataswamy is a Design Thinker, CEO & Managing Director at Innomantra, He brings with him more than 25 years of professional experience in Digital, Innovation, Intellectual Property, and New Product Management. Prior to Innomantra, he managed innovation, new product development, and intellectual property at Larsen & Toubro ( L&T), India, starting his career with the Medical Equipment and Electrical & Automation Group at L&T where he served 12 years in product design and development. At Innomantra, Lokesh has worked with clients in a wide range of sectors including Aviation, Automotive, Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, Engineering Services, Medical Electronics, Consumer Goods to name a few, in the areas of Innovation, Design Thinking, Intellectual Property and Digital Transformation. He was awarded a citation at Institute of Engineering and Technology (UK) South Asia Conference and in 50 Most Innovative Leaders at World Innovation Congress 2018. He regularly helps start-ups by mentoring, investing and, he was part of the jury at The Economic Times – Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad’s ‘Power of Ideas’ in 2013, 15 and 18.

Lokesh is also a visiting professor of business innovation and creativity and Intellectual Property Management in top business schools and published several papers to his credit on Innovation in top journals, he regularly chairs and participates as a speaker in several global Innovation and IPR conferences and seminars. He has delivered guest lectures at institutions like Indian Institute of Technology’s, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, several Indian Institute of Management’s and others. He is a Mechanical Engineer with an MBA in Marketing and PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Law from National Law School of India University (NLSIU).

About Ruthuparna Sharma:
He is the founder of Incredible You, actively manages TN refreshments and is the author of “In the rhythm of silence’ and “Life super guru” Most of all, He is a seeker, a student and a storyteller.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ruthuhere/
https://www.thebetterindia.com/135675/amazing-stories-university-professor/

Prior to founding NanoHealth, I was working as a consultant with i2 Technologies (JDA) for eight years wherein he designed business processes aimed at driving efficiency and profitability for large multinational firms. He intends to use the same expertise in designing healthcare systems that can reduce the socioeconomic burden of chronic diseases. He believes in a user engagement model with the right blend of human touch and technology that can revolutionize healthcare as we understand today. Through NanoHealth he and his team are changing reactive and fragmented healthcare to a proactive, continuous and coordinated healthcare.

Dr. Shantaram Balwant Mujumdar is the founder and president of the Symbiosis Society, a multinational educational and cultural centre, and chancellor of Symbiosis International University. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2005 and the Padma Bhushan in 2012.

For Part 1:http://tgp.puneethsuraana.com/story1

Varun Satia, worked with Nestle in marketing. He founded Kraftshala in 2015. Having trained and recruited a number of sales and marketing candidates over the years, Varun launched classroom sessions that combined practical, real-world insights with engaging storytelling. As the popularity of the classes grew across corporates and top business schools such as IIM- A, C, L and FMS, the classes evolved into our first online program in Brand Building launched in Jan 2017. Since then, thousands of working professionals and students from India’s best business schools have benefited from Kraftshala’s programs to achieve their dream roles.

Part 2: What are stories for? From rekindling the storyteller in you to hacks for taking it to next level. Join us as we continue discussing the importance of words, feedback, and idols to make your stories stick.

For Part 2:http://tgp.puneethsuraana.com/story2

Ravinder Pal Singh, Heads Operations at The Holy Alexander. A training and development company founded by Deepak Shinde. He pioneers all their initiatives, events and training programs.
Website: http://deepaktheinspiration.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeepakTheInspiration1
Twitter:https://twitter.com/DeepakShinde108
App Deepak The inspiration is available on both iOS and Android.

A quick introduction of Kalyan Sivalenka,
Founder & Managing Director, Springforth Capital Advisors | @SPRINGFORTHCAP
An astute finance and investment advisory professional who believes in strong ethical and professional conduct of business. Before founding Springforth he had over 14 years of wealth and investment banking experience with Kotak Mahindra Bank, CITI Bank, and HDFC Bank. He was responsible for teams and profit centres through his career and has sharp business instincts and wide network that helps put clients and the organization on strategic optima.

He is a CFA Charter Holder from CFA Institute USA and did his Masters in Business Management. He was the pre-placement mentor for IIT-Chennai and guest lecturer for Business Schools in Osmania University.

Apart from being an academician and executor, he is an accomplished orator and enjoys theatre & traveling. He has a voracious appetite for learning and is fascinated by the domains of Behavioural Economics and Financial Quant.

Rohan M Ganapathy is the CEO and Director of Bellatrix Aerospace, space and technology technology-based R&D company offering solutions to reduce satellite mission cost through its patented innovations. ISRO being their major client, Bellatrix Aerospace is incubated at the IISc Bengaluru and has been awarded by President of India.

Ganapathy is an aeronautical engineer from Hindusthan College, Coimbatore and is an active participant in the various astronomy platforms across the country. He is the principal project architect of India’s first Microwave Electric Propulsion system which received critical international acclaim. Recently he has featured in Forbes India 2018, 30 under 30 list and is all set to explore the market opportunities in space.

Dreams Fulfilled is an annual program to set goals in areas of your Physical, Professional, Relationships, Health and Spiritual aspects of life. This program enables a person to balance all that he/she wants. Using different modalities like NLP, Law of Attraction, Healing techniques, Gratitude and many more makes the program a customized holistic program for any individual.

Special mailing list focusing on each area;
Health: http://bit.ly/2CRobwC
Relationships: http://bit.ly/2NNw2w2

Website of Building Blocks Of Life: http://bit.ly/2EvoXRq
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/bboflife/
Instagram: Insta : https://www.instagram.com/building_blocks_of_life
LinkedIn:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bbol/

Background:
His work experience includes working for Reliance Telecom, Pizza Hut, Cadbury India, Aptech, VETA, First English and Infosys. He is presently working in an academy called Transition. They are dedicated to making a revolution in the world of education.
His focus is on Pre-Univesity education because he wants his students’ fundamentals to be strong.
Links
You can reach out to Professor Vipin: http://vipinmks.com
Sheeba the lioness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIlDuWnXHpA

Under 25 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/under25official/
Website: under25summit.com
Credits for bio; http://www.iuemag.com/february2017/is/anto-philips-shreyans-jain-creators-of-under-25-club.php

For more information: https://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/exclusive/youth-for-parivarthan/
The Official Fb page: https://www.facebook.com/TeamYFP/?ref=br_rs
The Official Website : https://www.youthforparivarthan.org.in/

He has enormous experience with e-commerce out of India. He knows this space from its inception to where it is today. He has a professional degree from IIM Calcutta and is an expert when it comes to startups, e-commerce, and retail.

Among his multi-facet experiences, he has been the Founder of NDTV Ethnic Retail Ltd., and Cofounder of Fashion and You. He successfully grew both these startups to multi-million dollar valuations. He was felicitated for his achievements as a startup entrepreneur at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

He has enormous experience with e-commerce out of India. He knows this space from its inception to where it is today. He has a professional degree from IIM Calcutta and is an expert when it comes to startups, e-commerce, and retail.

Among his multi-facet experiences, he has been the Founder of NDTV Ethnic Retail Ltd., and Cofounder of Fashion and You. He successfully grew both these startups to multi-million dollar valuations. He was felicitated for his achievements as a startup entrepreneur at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

This is Puneeth Suraana and you are listening to the Galata Podcast! Well, actually it’s not the podcast. Its the trailer for The Galata podcast. Galata is a word from the Indian language Kannada that means the noise caused by a ruckus.

This podcast is about starting up while we are still in college. Join us as we discuss the thrill of earning your first buck, tackling uncertainties, overcoming obstacles and delighting others. --- Most of all, The Galata podcast is about delivering on your audacious promise.
We start this Independence Day. Thanks for tuning in. Let’s make some Galata.